Entry: Acute coronary syndromes

Acute coronary syndromes are sudden episodes of reduced or no blood flow  and therefore oxygen delivery  to part of the heart, usually as a result of narrowing or blockage of an artery. The lack of oxygenation of the heart muscle, known as myocardial ischaemia, results in death of heart tissue.

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Acute coronary syndromes are sudden episodes of reduced or no blood flow  and therefore oxygen delivery  to part of the heart, usually as a result of narrowing or blockage of an artery. The lack of oxygenation of the heart muscle, known as myocardial ischaemia, results in death of heart tissue.

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Acute coronary syndromes are sudden episodes of reduced or no blood flow  and therefore oxygen delivery  to part of the heart, usually as a result of narrowing or blockage of an artery. The lack of oxygenation of the heart muscle, known as myocardial ischaemia, results in death of heart tissue.